HIV-exposed uninfected infants: elevated cord blood Interleukin 8 (IL-8) is significantly associated with maternal HIV infection and systemic IL-8 in a Kenyan cohort

HIV-exposed uninfected infants: elevated cord blood Interleukin 8 (IL-8) is significantly associated with maternal HIV infection and systemic IL-8 in a Kenyan cohort

Abstract Background In low and middle income countries, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposed, uninfected (HEU) infants demonstrate higher morbidity and mortality than their unexposed counterparts. To determine possible immune correlates of this effect, we investigated the impact of in utero HI...

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Main Authors: Barbara Lohman-Payne, Benjamin Gabriel, Sangshin Park, Dalton Wamalwa, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Carey Farquhar, Rose Kerubo Bosire, Grace John-Stewart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-09-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Medicine
Subjects:
HEU
IL-8/CXCL8
MIP-1α
MIP-1β
IL-6
MIP-3α
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40169-018-0206-5

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